** 3/4. That was not a good ladder match and it had one of the worst finishes I could imagine. Half the show I was dreading Sheamus cashing in the same night and I felt sick when he didn't come out. They can still go somewhere good with this but I just don't see where the fuck Sheamus fits in. If WWE really spends the next ten months trying to prepare Roman for that spot despite the awful ratings and the fans speaking out, they deserve to die. Making that mistake once was understandable. Stupid, but understandable when you put it in the context of an old man that is out of touch and a steroid freak who doesn't understand why he never got to be the most over guy on the roster. They didn't know better.

Now, they should damn well know better. If this was a fucking prelude to a Roman Reigns slow build and Roman gets the belt at Wrestlemania 32, I'd expect some pretty damning ramifications in the stock market. The holders know what Roman has done to the ratings.

I agree with you on the match. I don't even know why I went as high as *** 3/4 but the second half of the match grew on me. However, that was a solid finish. One of the better ways they could have had Dean lose that and Rollins win cleanly.

I'm changing my rating to *** 1/4 tho.

As for Reigns. I don't like the guy a whole lot but what is your / some peoples' problem with him? The argument against him was it was too early for him. A slow build for another year (without even seeing his progression yet or how they do it exactly) that will possibly result in him becoming WWE champion at WM 32 is already a disaster?

The fact that the fans don't want him to be the top guy and it's clear if you look at the ratings. Shows written around him draw BAD. Historically bad. His segments routinely lose viewers. His "hours" written around him routinely lose viewers. If he gets that spot it's an indication that the WWE legitimately doesn't give a shit about fans or money, they make choices purely based on what Vince McMahon wants (and often times simply to spite their own performers or their own fans.)

There is not ONE shred of evidence he deserves the top spot. I've said since the beginning, I'm FINE with him, but he's BATISTA, not John Cena. If he gets the spot anyway why would anyone EVER be invested in anyone EVER again? Why fucking watch? If being invested or not invested means nothing than what the FUCK are we doing?

Roman Reigns is just not entertaining and he's not charismatic, IMO. The fact that he still has the same Shield gimmick makes me think he's not charismatic and original enough to evolve his own character like Ambrose and Rollins did. He needs to let go the Shield theme song, entrance, catchphrase, attire... and have more of a Samoan gimmick similar to what the Usos do. After I'm done watching RAW, I RARELY remember what Roman Reigns did because most of the time, it's nothing special. The guys who I remember after watching RAW are Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar, Neville, Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, The New Day. Those guys are entertaining and make the shows memorable. Even J&J Security are more entertaining to watch than Roman Reigns.